Something was   1   with Jack's ears after he had a fever．A few months   2   he went to a doctor．The doctor told him that he was deaf（聋的）of both   3   ．Jack was sad．He was afraid to lose his work．So he  4  like people to know this．

One evening he asked some friends to dinner．When they were sitting at the table，one of his friends  5   an interesting joke．Everyone laughed（大笑）and Jack laughed louder than anyone   6   ．He said． “That was a very interesting joke，but I know a more   7   one．Would you like to hear it”?

A11 his friends said OK to him，so Jack began to tell his joke．All his friends were listening to it  8     smiles（微笑）．When the joke ended，everyone laughed louder than before and Jack laughed 9    too．He was very glad because he thought that his joke must be more interesting than his friend's．But he didn't know that he made a fool（傻子）of    10  because his joke was the same as the first one．

1. A．wrong                     B．matter                  C．trouble                        D．ill

2. A．late                        B．later                    C．before                        D．after

3. A．eyes                       B．mouth                 C．ears                          D．nose

4. A．isn't                       B．doesn't                 C．didn't                         D．no

5. A．said                       B．spoke                 C．told                           D．talked

6. A．else                       B．other                  C．others                       D．another

7. A．interest                    B．interesting              C．interested.                    D．interests

8. A．with                       B．on                   C．in                           D .of

9. A．happy                     B．unhappy               C．happily                       D．happiness

10. A．him                     B．he                    C．his                          D．himself

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　　It doesn't matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That's 1 all doctors thought, until they heard about AL Herpin. AL Herpin, it was said, never slept. Could this be 2 ? The doctors decided to see this 3 man themselves. AL Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors went to his home in New Jersey. They thought for 4 that he got some sleep of some 5 . So they stayed with him and watched every movement(行为) he 6 . But they were 7 . 8 they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw Herpin 9 . In fact, he did not even 10 a bed. He never needed one.

　　The only 11 that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were 12 by this strange continuous(不断) sleeplessness. They asked him many questions, 13 to find an answer. They found only one answer that might explain(解释) his condition(状况). Herpin 14 some talk about his mother having been ill several days before he was born. Was this the 15 reason? No one could be sure.

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We have an English corner in our classroom. Every morning many of my classmates come to the corner. My teacher Miss Zhang comes here, too. At the corner, we all speak English.
The corner started last year. At first, there were only____ students because many were ______to speak English. After several weeks, more and more students came here. At first, some students just ______to the other students. I was one of them. I was afraid to speak English. I thought someone would ______me, but I wanted to speak. I always spoke English in my heart. My teacher went on saying, “Don’t be afraid. Open your mouth.” I tried and tried to open my mouth. At last, I said, “Hello!” to the teacher. The teacher was very ______. She said “Hello!” to me at once. From ______on, I began to speak English. I work hard at English and I try my best _____more. I learn _____my teacher and my classmates at the corner. Now I can speak a little English. Every Sunday morning, I come to the corner _____.
It’s a good _____ to speak English. Please join us.